# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Timaru Airport (TIU)

> 11,809 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,809 km / 7,338 mi / 6,376 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 132° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +6.25h (When it's 10:48 in Kathmandu, it's 17:03 in Timaru Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,301 ft (TIU is lower than KTM)

## Airports

### [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kathmandu, Nepal
- ICAO: VNKT
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 27.700000, 85.360000
- Elevation: 4,390 ft

### [Timaru Airport (TIU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tiu-timaru-airport/1ef266df-7804-6950-b03f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Timaru Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZTU
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -44.300000, 171.230000
- Elevation: 89 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:48 in Kathmandu, it's 17:03 in Timaru Airport.
With a 6.25-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Timaru Airport (TIU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tiu-timaru-airport/1ef266df-7804-6950-b03f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)